Hands0n
8th March 2006, 10:24 PM
For Eur 15 this could be good value for those that like this kind of stuff on their handsets :D I think they may have something here, providing they get this right - in particular management of the DRM, make it better than the mess it currently is!!
Now the only question is which mobile operator, oops sorry I mean Content Company :D, is going to be processing this through their network?
Of course, if it is merely using the Data Access facilities on UMTS then in addition to the EUR 15 there will then be [additional] costs associated with the amount of data involved :eek: And that is unlikely to be cheap the way data is currently charged for on mobile networks.
Jamba, the Verisign-owned ringtone vendor, best known for its torturous Crazy Frog tune, is starting an all-you-can-eat download music service in Europe, similar to Napster.
The Berlin-based company will start its new service from 1 May in Germany. Other European countries will follow shortly thereafter, a spokesperson for Jamba told The Register.
Initially 250,000 songs will be offered, including titles from all major record companies, but the idea is to have 1 million songs by year's end. Subscribers pay €15 per month for unlimited downloads.
Whether Jamba's Crazy Frog, which now has its own Wikipedia entry, will play any role in the new campaign remains to be seen. Details of the service, which will be available through UMTS and regular internet, will be revealed at a press conference at this week's CeBIT in Hannover.
Earlier this week Jamba CEO Markus Berger-de León downplayed the success of the heavily promoted character. "Contrary to popular belief, it isn't successful in all parts of the world," he told German weekly Wirtschaftswoche.®
Article source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/03/07/jamba_starts_download_service/
Now the only question is which mobile operator, oops sorry I mean Content Company :D, is going to be processing this through their network?
Of course, if it is merely using the Data Access facilities on UMTS then in addition to the EUR 15 there will then be [additional] costs associated with the amount of data involved :eek: And that is unlikely to be cheap the way data is currently charged for on mobile networks.
Jamba, the Verisign-owned ringtone vendor, best known for its torturous Crazy Frog tune, is starting an all-you-can-eat download music service in Europe, similar to Napster.
The Berlin-based company will start its new service from 1 May in Germany. Other European countries will follow shortly thereafter, a spokesperson for Jamba told The Register.
Initially 250,000 songs will be offered, including titles from all major record companies, but the idea is to have 1 million songs by year's end. Subscribers pay €15 per month for unlimited downloads.
Whether Jamba's Crazy Frog, which now has its own Wikipedia entry, will play any role in the new campaign remains to be seen. Details of the service, which will be available through UMTS and regular internet, will be revealed at a press conference at this week's CeBIT in Hannover.
Earlier this week Jamba CEO Markus Berger-de León downplayed the success of the heavily promoted character. "Contrary to popular belief, it isn't successful in all parts of the world," he told German weekly Wirtschaftswoche.®
Article source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/03/07/jamba_starts_download_service/